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USACETennessee-Tombigbee Waterway · Mississippi

Jamie L. Whitten Campground

This recreation area is part of Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Sites0all reservable
Elev.364ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Tupelo0h33real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 364 ft, Jamie L. Whitten Campground has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on cool nights.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
67%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 22.
73°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Tupelo
23 mi
0h33
02
Jackson
216 mi
4h20
By drive time
Tupelo · 0h33Jackson · 4h20Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.2 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
12

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.2 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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